The highly successful MD-80 series of aircraft produced by McDonnell Douglas started life in the early 1980s. Continuously through its production run which lasted until 1999, McDonnell Douglas upgraded the aircraft; more thrust, more fuel, better avionics.

Ultimate Airliners: The Super 80 Professional simulates the latest cockpit upgrade given to the MD-80 series, the Electronic Flight Deck (EFD); full EFIS with FMS, TCAS, Systems Display Panel, Engine Display Panel, and many more advanced systems.

The Super 80 Professional is designed to be an accurate and realistic simulation of the real aircraft. All systems in the aircraft are simulated with a very high level of accuracy to make the experience complete. Real MD-80 pilots will feel right at home.

The Super 80 Professional features the ground breaking Integrated Cockpit Training System (ICTS). The ICTS is an interactive, in-flight training system designed to teach you how to operate the aircraft while in the cockpit.

The process of learning to fly a new aircraft in MSFS has been totally reinvented with the ICTS. Whether you are a first time or seasoned simmer, jump straight into the cockpit and start flying now!

The Training Center is the starting point for all interactive training. You will find training guides for the checklists, various procedures/operations, EFIS, FMS, and other complex cockpit systems.

There are also 330+ pages in the Aircraft Operating Manual accompanying this product to help you fully understand all the aircraft systems.

The ICTS will guide you step-by-step through all the checklist and procedures you need to be familiar with as the pilot in command of this aircraft. You will learn how to operate the aircraft while in the cockpit, hands on, in-flight!

The Training Guide will tell you step-by-step exactly what to do to accomplish the items in a checklist, how to execute a specific procedure, or how to operate a complex system.

The Training Guide will also automatically open the appropriate panel windows and point out the relevant switches, knobs, gauges or system for you with bright yellow arrows and boxes.

The Training Guide allows you to learn in your own tempo. Click next when you are ready for the next item/operation, or step back to review previous items/operations.

The Super 80 Professional also features the Automatic Aircraft Configuration (AAC). The AAC system will automatically setup the aircraft and all systems, for the selected phase of flight, at the click of a button.

This feature is useful for both beginners, as well as the experienced simmer. Beginners may use the AAC feature for instant flight and fun! Simply hit “Cleared for Take-off” and off you go!

Experienced simmers may use the AAC feature in part of their training. For example, to practice shooting ILS approaches, position the aircraft, hit “Cleared to Land” and go nail that approach!

The Super 80 Professional comes with 8 high quality liveries sampling a variety of current MD-80 operators.

In addition to that, 16 high quality liveries by McPhat Studios featuring various operators from around the world are included in the release package. McPhat Studios specializes in creating weathered and worn looking aircraft with extremely high attention to detail.

It is without a doubt that the Coolsky plane is one of the best aircraft addon for beginners. Its intuitive panel setup and amazingly helpful Super 80 Center with Integrated Cockpit Training System are for sure a treasure trove for those not familiar with jetliner (and MD-80!) procedures. As a result, I highly recommend this plane for beginners, or those that are simply not at all familiar with this type.

Benjamin van Soldt, simFlight.com.

My conclusion for the Super 80 Pro By Flight 1 and Coolsky is that in my opinion it is worth the money. This is both a complex airplane and a simple one which can literally be flown by one click. It is amazing that once loaded up you can either automatically configure your aircraft or you can go step by step with the tutorial walking you through each and every step.

DISTRIBUTED BY FLIGHT1This aircraft package is distributed by Flight One Software. Flight1 has a generous 30-day return and refund policy. No questions asked. Flight1 does not charge for re-downloads of their products. You can install on multiple computers, and most problems can be handled automatically by visiting the Flight1 customer service pages. Please read Flight1’s Terms of Service for details. You can download and purchase with confidence from Flight1.

DISCOUNT FOR EARLIER VERSION CUSTOMERSA discount is offered to customers who bought the earlier versions (FSX, FSX:SE, FS2004). Earlier version customers can purchase the MegaPack for USD 29.95. Please see the Flight1 website for further details.

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FSX: STEAM EDITIONTo fly the aircraft in Flight Simulator X: Steam Edition you must install the Steam Edition Hotfix after installing the main installation package. You can find the Steam Edition Hotfix in the Updates section. While the installation package is the same for both FSX and FSX:SE, the Steam Edition Hotfix makes the aircraft compatible with FSX:SE.

P3D VERSIONThe P3D version of this aircraft is only available in the "Ultimate Airliners DC-9 and Super 80 MegaPack".

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